Otautau Bowling Club.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XII, Issue 583, 25 July 1916, Page 5

Otautau Bowling Club.

ANNUAL MELTING.

There W as a fair attendance of members at the annual meeting of the {above Club, held m the Board Room of the Town Hall last night. In the unavoidable absence of the President, Mr A. C. Mills, the Vicepresident, Mr J» Parnienter, occupied the chair, , ' « t The inimiteß. of- the previous meeting were read and confirmed. .'•■'. ." . ;' • ! JMLANCE-SHEET. ' .The balance-sheet was submitted, the receipts being .,jg 39 ,5s Cd, and the expefldi^re £ 432-2s -Id, leaving a credit balanos of &7 3> fid on the year's working. In additjpn to this, improvements had been earned out, amounting to JE2B 2s> Id. and I th * *¥* « v «**^ft -to £53 Us 2^.r-rrhe balance-skeet was adopted euJbjeQtitp audifc % . • .-,. : EJECTION; OF OFFICE-BEAKERS* ' Ifte follov^ing-offiee-bearera were elected for the ensuing} year -^President, Mr A. £. MilJaXre-electea) ; Vice president, Mr J. parmenter (re-elejjtcid); f Secretary and Ireasurer, Mr Adams ; General Committee, Messrs jßoss, Smith, Rev; Bailey, Mo-' Chesneyi ; Gordon, and J, Kirk ; Match Committee, Mr Donnan . .*(*fe selector; Green Committee, Messzs PorMpiie, Ross and -bmith.- The appointment of a green was left m the hands of the Green Committee. ...... , : *_• ■svßscErfTioK; • \ , ' ' , It was dqcided, after discuesiori/tliat the subscription bo th^sameraa |aafi year, ' viz., 25s lot old membera aud £1 for How meiubers, if paid before 31st Deceutfe after that date a levy of sft to be ad|ed. Tho opouiiig day waa left In the hands of the Green Committee,- . "• ■.■■■- KOTICii JJOAED. ■ , It was wsolved to put $. m the pavilion with a list of radmbera thereon, arid as members paid their subscriptions, their names would be marked off. . . . GKEEK COMMITTEE'S REPORT. The Green Comhrittco reported on the improvements, wnich had been recently carried out unddr their supervision at very small cost to. the Club. These include the i enlargiiig of the grieeuand the planting of trees, _and Jlowem The • trees 'have -been* generously, donate^/ by th£ T QV« Board, •and flower seeds hail been fiivojri . by "jfiowra* 'Of "the Tneifibers, •and ■•.when,- these are; planted, th&bowUttg" green should be ' offe* <3i the beauty the town, and a* .credit- to Messrs • Porteous, Douuah and ' Ross. The new- pjirt . bi the green allows/; of ; the jiiiiiimura head being played, andJ this will bo ready by Feftruary or Mar6H: next, , when ttie inter-club matches .» will, take place. v " '' '' ~ £ " "AFFILIATION TO CKNTKK. > : .".. It was'decided nof'to affiliate -with the; Centre th}s year, members stating very: freely th^t couatry clubs were not cou.) adered afc a U 'fajfy matter of 'tfxfcu? as,'

■ . VOTKS Or TItANKS. ' "' ' On the motion of Mr Ross, Kecoaded by Mr Donnan, the secretary waa instructed to write an(t thank the Town ißoard' for the donation of trees and the hedge. •;. Mr A. V. Smith, Mho has acted as .^'ecretary for tlxo past two years, was also accorded a hearty vote of thanks, which was carried by acclamation, members being of the opinion that his hercr-failing courtosy and attention to his duties had contributed largely to the success of the Club."' A vote of thanks to the chair concluded a very successful meeting-